THE INVISIBLE SIDE OF THE SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT PARADIGM: A CRITICAL READING ON WOMEN THEORISTS AND THEIR SOCIAL & INTELLECTUAL NETWORKS

Abstract

The aim of this study is to reveal the “invisible face” of the scientific management paradigm, the contributions of women theorists in management and their social/intellectual relations. With a literature review about women theorists (Lillian Gilbreth, Mary Van Kleeck, Katherine H.M. Blackford, Mary Barnett Gilson), who play a role in the scientific management paradigm, their attitudes towards the relevant paradigm have been presented, and their common connections have been tried to be analyzed. Based on the main purpose of the research, the invisible face of the scientific management paradigm, the defining qualities of women theorists, the relationship between social network analysis and social assets and these relationship models were created. The connections of theorists with Taylorism, Social Darwinism, Social Progressionism and Feminism were revealed with the NodeXL Graph Application, with social networks and matrices. It seems that the female theorists are related to each other and Taylor. Three theorists (Lillian Gilbreth, Mary V. Kleeck, Katherine H. M. Blackford) who were directly interested in Social Darwinism were identified. As a result of the research, it has been determined that the scientific management paradigm or the social, economic and political conditions of the current age are under the influence of Social Progressism and Social Darwinism.

Keywords

• Scientific Management Paradigm
• Women Theorists
• Management History
• Management Philosophy
• Social Network

BİLİMSEL YÖNETİM PARADİGMASININ GÖRÜNMEYEN YÜZÜ: KADIN TEORİSYENLER VE SOSYAL & ENTELEKTÜEL AĞLARI ÜZERİNE ELEŞTİREL BİR OKUMA

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı, bilimsel yönetim paradigmasının “görünmeyen yüzü” kadın teorisyenlerin yönetim alanına katkılarını ve sosyal/entelektüel ilişkilerini ortaya çıkarmaktır. Bu çalışmada, bilimsel yönetim paradigmasında rol oynayan kadın teorisyenler (Lillian Gilbreth, Mary Van Kleeck, Katherine H.M. Blackford, Mary Barnett Gilson) hakkında literatür taraması yapılarak ilgili paradigmaya karşı tutumları sunulmuş ve ortak bağlantıları çözümlenmeye çalışılmıştır. Araştırmanın temel amacı esas alınarak bilimsel yönetim paradigmasının görünmeyen yüzü kadın teorisyenlerin tanımlayıcı nitelikleri sosyal ağ analizi ile sosyal varlıkları arasındaki ilişki ve bu ilişki modelleri oluşturulmuştur. Teorisyenlerin birbirleriyle ve Taylorizm, Sosyal Darwinizm, Sosyal İlerlemecilik ve Feminizm ile bağlantıları NodeXL Graph Uygulaması ile sosyal ağ ve matrisle ortaya konulmuştur. Kadın teorisyenlerin birbirleriyle ve Taylor ile ilişkili olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Sosyal Darwinizm ile doğrudan ilişkili olan üç teorisyen (Lillian Gilbreth, Mary V. Kleeck, Katherine H. M. Blackford) belirlenmiştir. Araştırma sonucu doğrultusunda, bilimsel yönetim paradigmasının ve içinde bulunulan çağın sosyal, ekonomik, siyasal koşullarının Sosyal İlerlemecilik ve Sosyal Darwinizm etkisi altında olduğu tespit edilmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Bilimsel Yönetim Paradigması
• Kadın Teorisyenler
• Yönetim Tarihi
• Yönetim Felsefesi
• Sosyal Ağ

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